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Manam Pola Mangalyam (transl. Marriage to a partner of your own choice) is a 1953 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by P. Pullaiah. The film features Gemini Ganesan and Savithri in the lead roles.[2] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[3]

Manam Pola Mangalyam
Theatrical release poster
Tamil	மனம் போல மாங்கல்யம்
Directed by	P. Pullaiah
Written by	Umachandran K. V. Srinivasan
Story by	Sadasivabrahmam
Produced by	Narayana Iyengar
Starring	R. Ganesh Savithri K. Sarangapani M. R. Santhanalakshmi Friend Ramasamy T.N. Sivathanu Balasaraswathi
Music by	Addepalli Rama Rao
Production companies	Narayanan and Company
Distributed by	Narayanan and Company
Release date	5 November 1953[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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Cast

Credits adapted from The Hindu:[2]

Production

Manam Pola Mangalyam was directed by P. Pullaiah and produced by Narayanan and Company. The storyline was written by Telugu screenwriter Vempati Sadhasivabramham, the Tamil script by Umachandran and K. V. Srinivasan. All three men received credit onscreen for the story and screenplay. Gemini Ganesan (then known as R. Ganesh) was cast as the male lead. He appeared in a dual role, one of his characters being an asylum escapee. Savitri and Surabhi Balasaraswathi played the female leads. Although Ganesan was the male lead, K. Sarangapani, who played an ageing man wanting to marry the heroine, received top billing in the film's credits.[2] The final length of the film was 15,535 feet (4,735 m).[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Addepalli Rama Rao, with lyrics by Kanaka Surabhi.[5] Playback singers are V. J. Varma, A. M. Rajah, M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Leela, Radha Jayalakshmi, Jikki & P. Suseela.

One of the soundtrack's hit numbers was "Maappillai Doi", performed by A. M. Rajah and P. Leela.[2][6]

Reception

The film became a major commercial success, and a breakthrough in the careers of both Savitri and Ganesan. The duo would subsequently act in many films together which became successful. Film historian Randor Guy praised the fact that Ganesan "did not indulge in fisticuffs every fifth scene, nor did he deliver jaw-breaking, alliterative and seemingly endless passages of dialogue." He said the film would be "Remembered for the excellent performances of the new hero in a double role, Gemini Ganesh, Savithri and Sarangapani and the melodious tunes of Rama Rao which are still fondly remembered by old-timers."[2]

References

External links

Manam Pola Mangalyam at IMDb

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